The Wake-Up Call

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Make an Altar of Earth: Eight Learnings from the Wilderness So Far Nov 07, 2024

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I wonder how our faith has become adorned with all manner of decoration, attire, and accoutrements. I wonder what it would mean to get back to primitive faith, to plain scriptural Christianity.

They Trembled with Fear: On Fearing God without Being Afraid of God Nov 06, 2024

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Being afraid of God describes the reaction of persons who come into God’s unmitigated presence and do not know God’s nature. The fear of God describes the posture of persons who know the enormity of God’s holiness yet trust in the extravagance of God’s goodness.

You Shall Not: The Heart of the Matter Nov 05, 2024

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The law is not about behavior, but about the heart. Far before the law is broken, the heart is broken.

Honor Your Father and Your Mother: Flipping the Honor Script Nov 04, 2024

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If our relationship with God doesn’t directly show up in our relationships with each other, our relationship with God is broken.

The Light of Salvation (Psalm 27) Nov 03, 2024

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As David longed for the day when a temple would stand in Jerusalem and God’s presence would fill the holy of holies, so we long for the day when we will be in the full presence of God.

Remember the Sabbath Day: From Religious Observance to Relationship Revival Nov 02, 2024

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Sabbath rest is not functional or utilitarian rest. It is not resting from work, nor is it resting up for work. It is resting into relationship with God and others.

And God Spoke All These Words: On Delighting in the Law of God Nov 01, 2024

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The commandments are not about becoming a law-abiding citizen, as is commonly thought. They are about becoming a covenant-keeping worshiper.

Then Moses Led the People out of the Camp to Meet with God: The Only Thing that Will Have Mattered Oct 31, 2024

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I wonder if some dimension of repentance might include waking up from our predictable devotional patterns and getting back to the core essence of what they are really all about: meeting with God.

Go to the People and Consecrate Them: The Holiness of God and Casual Religion Oct 30, 2024

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Far from a ramped-up religion of striving, which is so often signified by earnestness and zeal, consecration is the pathway of humility and surrender.

They Came to the Desert of Sinai: The Reason for It All Oct 29, 2024

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In order for us to become the fullness of his presence in the world, he will transform our sin-sick broken nature to become like his love-filled holy nature.

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